His Excellency the Ambassador of Ghana to the United States, Dr. Barfour Adjei-Barwuah held a Town Hall meeting with Ghanaians in Georgia on Saturday October 14, 2017 at the Ghana Methodist Church, Norcross, Georgia. The event was organized by the Ghana Council of Georgia, the umbrella organization comprising all the affiliate Ghanaian Associations in Georgia.
The Town Hall meeting with the Ambassador was well attended by a cross section of Ghanaians all around the State including Nananom, and prominent Ghanaian pastors resident in Georgia.
In his welcoming message, the President of the Ghana Council of Georgia, Mr. Reuben Darku thanked the Ambassador for coming to meet Ghanaians in Georgia and address their questions and concerns.
His Excellency graciously fielded questions ranging from when new Identification Cards will be issued to Ghanaians in the diaspora to ways to curb Galamsey activities in Ghana.
His Excellency stressed in his responses that the burden of solving Ghana’s problems does not lie only on the government of Ghana but on all Ghanaian citizens; home and abroad. “The people of Ghana need your expertise, and knowledge to help in nation building,” the Ambassador said.
The Ambassador, in answering the questions posed by attendees, shed insights into the strategic initiatives of the new government of His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo, president of the Republic of Ghana and promised that all legitimate concerns raised will be addressed at the highest level possible.
His Excellency committed to establishing a Ghana Consulate in the Georgia Capital, Atlanta in the near future. His Excellency was invited in advance to join Ghanaians in Georgia for Ghana at 61 independence celebration scheduled for March 10, 2018. The Ghana Council, on behalf of all Ghanaians in Georgia, presented a gift to the Ambassador for his graciousness.
Based in Atlanta, the Ghana Council of Georgia was established in 2009 to serve as the gateway through which citizens and interested parties can be directed to establish links within the affiliate associations in the Ghanaian community in Georgia. The Council comprises of any registered Ghanaian based association or society in the state of Georgia, USA.
Source: GhanaWeb
